samurai; warrior; military family
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
notebook computer; laptop
right beside; close to; nearby
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to check; to stop; to keep back
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
fair and square; open and aboveboard
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed